trimbachmusic

Week 10 is the last week of the series! and includes elements of where we have been in the previous weeks, but the ancient instruments are blended with the newer piano, cello, bass, bass clarinet, drums...and orchestra.

It is…

The music for this week is by the traditional Armenian wind instrument the duduk, and I've chosen videos where it is played with another traditional instrument of Armenia, the oud.

For me, the duduk may be one…

Would you like early classical piano music played on fortepianos from that time?

The fortepiano had been invented by Cristofori in Italy in the year 1700.

We're going to listen to some Hayden, Mozart and Beethoven played…

This week we listen to an ancient Persian instrument, the kamencheh (kah-MANCH) and we'll listen to it being played by Kayhan Kalhor, Persian, born in Tehran to a Kurdish family. kayhankalhor.net

Following Persian tradition, he is a composer, improviser…

We're going to look at the feisty and fiery world of Taiko, where the drum (taiko) can be as large as a small car, or as small as a snare drum. Most are about the size of a wine barrel.

The original heart of flamenco is the cante [song] and the baile [dance]

...however this week we're going to explore the rise of toque or flamenco guitar.

                          (Photos are of an 1860 guitar designed and built by…

We are going to listen to the guqin, an ancient Chinese plucked instrument that dates back more than 3000 years....possibly 5000 years, and we are going to do it by listening to Upwards to the Moon, the closing…

Actually, we are traveling from Brazil and landing in New York in 1945, where we will listen to a live recording of a 7 minute piece.

The piece, Bachiana Brasileira no.5, is a musically masterful confluence of artists: 

The Pachelbel Canon, or Canon in D is recognized and loved by many people, with recordings by many musicians and instrument types.

Where and when does it come from? Has it always been popular?

And if you want…

First watch the video of me talking about the music:

Watch my video here

and then watch the music video

The music video is of 2 incredible musicians from India performing at the Crossroads Festival in Krakow,…